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Mission accomplished says Snowden
24 Dec 2013
Kejriwal’s new broom seeks to sweep clean
23 Dec 2013
Delhi set for Aam Admi rule; swearing-in on Thursday
23 Dec 2013
Ending the political uncertainty in Delhi, the Aam Admi Party today announced it would form the state government with its convener Arvind Kejriwal as chief minister
Musharraf’s team seeks UN aid to end trial by ‘Kangaroo court’
21 Dec 2013
Prosecutors are demanding the death penalty or life imprisonment for the former dictator, who came to power by ousting current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup in 1999
Balakrishnan latest casualty of Murthy’s return to Infosys
21 Dec 2013
The return of N R Narayana Murthy at the helm of Infosys, along with son Rohan, has seen a spate of exits in the senior management; the latest being senior director V Balakrishnan
Former McKinsey India chairman Adil Zainulbhai joins RIL board as independent director
20 Dec 2013
In his 34-year career, Adil Zainulbhai, till recently the chairman of McKinsey India, has been an advisor to corporations and government-sponsored projects
Zuckerberg to sell shares to help pay taxes
20 Dec 2013
Publicis chief visits India after biggest M&A deal in ad world
20 Dec 2013
The Indian advertising market seems to have caught the attention of Maurice Levy, chairman of the management board and CEO, Publicis Groupe SA, who is visiting the country
Angela Merkel reelected German chancellor for third time
18 Dec 2013
Angela Merkel is the third post-WWII chancellor to win a third four-year term, after Helmut Kohl and Konrad Adenauer
Peter (Lawrence of Arabia) O’Toole dies at 81
16 Dec 2013
Peter O’Toole, who made a smashing debut in David Lean’s 1962 classic, Lawrence of Arabia, was nominated eight times for the Best Actor Oscar in a 44-year career
Hazare okay with Lokpal bill
16 Dec 2013
SC grants bail to Lalu Prasad in fodder scam case
13 Dec 2013
Ram Jethmalani, Lalu Prasad's lawyer, argued that since the probe was already over the RJD chief would not be in a position to influence the investigation now
Krish Iyer to succeed Ramnik Narsey as Walmart’s new India head
13 Dec 2013
Iyer will succeed Ramnik Narsey, who was appointed interim head of Walmart India in June after the departure of Raj Jain, its long-serving country head
Cong stalwart Lal Thanhawla to be Mizoram CM for 5th time
10 Dec 2013
Lal Thanhawla, who joined the Congress party 46 years ago, is credited with establishing a Congress base in the tribal and Christian dominated state almost single-handedly
Anna Hazare to go on indefinite fast for Lokpal Bill from tomorrow
09 Dec 2013
The centre has been sleeping over the Lokpal Bill for the past two years and Hazare said he would go on an indefinite fast from tomorrow in Ralegan Siddhi for a strong bill
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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